MOVEMENT:

Claire Elizabeth Barratt, Stretch & Relaxation Class:

In this class, I use a technique known as “Passive Stretching”. In this society, where the term “passive” is seen as a weakness, this may not sound immediately appealing. But it is absolutely the most effective way of releasing tension!

Based on the concept that a contracted muscle and a stretched muscle are in two completely opposite states, much of the focus in this class is on fully relaxing a muscle before it is able to go into it’s full capacity of elongation.

We move through a series of stretches, beginning with a fluid tempo and including the whole body in movement. Then we gradually decelerate into slower, deeper lengthening of specific muscle groups.

This class has a meditational quality, continuously using the breath as a tool for release.

Asheville Sun Soo Tae Kwan Do:

Class 1: middle & elementary school students, starts at 4pm 45 min. class
Class 2: adult / high school students, starts at 5pm, 1 hr. class (child care available for parents taking class!)
At the end of the 8 weeks, students can test for their first belt!

$250 per person includes uniform and 8 weeks of training 3 classes per week,

2 at Odyssey, 1 class of your choice at Sun Soo (kids can choose from “Kids-Beginner” classes, Adults can choose from “Mixed/Adults” (the schedule is online @ ashevilletkd.com http://ashevilletkd.com)

All proceeds go to benefit Odyssey School, Women at Risk
and Celebrating Carlos Rosa.
Provided:
One table for Instructors to share information and networking about themselves.
Craft tables are limited open to Nia students or Nia instructors who pre-register for a table. No money up front but a donation toward a raffle would be great and 10% of your sales will be required. (Contact Shelli)

Participants and Instructors invited to Bring “Finger Nibbles” to Share after the Jam. Confirmed Instructors: Lia, Shelli, Annie, Maureen & more…
Theme for Music is “Celebration of Life” Nia music and a taste of Wild Bodema.
Nia music fused with Wild Bodema into our guided and free-style dancing fun.

Make Your Mark!

Who: Creative Technology & Arts CenterWhat: “Make Your Mark!” Fundraiser Art ProjectAdmission: $15 per ticket, books of 10 are available in advance for $100 and 50 for $500
Tickets available in the main office of the Odyssey Community School or ORDER ONLINE HERE!or at Harvest Records & Malaprops Bookstore!When: Saturday, October 2

4:00 – Rhythm Workshop

4:45 – Technology Workshop

5:30 – Vocal Workshop

6:30 – Reception

7:00 – Guest Speaker: Laurey Masterton

7:30 – Concert

Where: Odyssey Community School, 90 Zillicoa Street, Asheville, NCWhy: To celebrate the creation of a new creative arts center for Asheville and to raise money for the next phase of the project.

The new multi-disciplinary community art center has built its foundation and is hosting the first event in a series of programs on October 2. The event “Make your Mark!” starts with three workshops and culminates in a concert by local favorites Kat Williams, Billy Cardine, Chris Rosser and River Guerguerian.

The center began retrofitting the 4500-square foot facility after a successful fundraising event earlier this spring. With the “barn-raising” stage implemented, the center now wants to showcase what has been done and what is to come.
Make Your Mark offers a sampling of what the future of the center holds.

Starting at 4:00 River Guerguerian, CTAC Music Director, will teach a rhythm workshop, followed by a multi-media workshop presented by Gene Felice, Director of the Art & Technology programs, and a vocal workshop led by Kat Williams. At 7:00 Laurey Masterton, the guest speaker and a passionate new beekeeper, will make a presentation on both locally and non-locally produced honey and foods that would not exist without honey bees. Laurey is the proprietor of Laurey’s Catering on Biltmore Avenue, and has been both speaking and teaching about bees and honey for a number of years, most recently at TEDxAsheville. Laurey is the spokesperson for The National Honey Board and is actively involved locally with Michelle Obama’s initiative, “Chefs Move to Schools.”

The concert begins at 7:30, bringing together some of Asheville’s favorite artists including Kat Williams, Billy Cardine (formerly of the Biscuit Burners), Chris Rosser, Zach Page and River Guerguerian. Tim Arem, a former Ronald McDonald, will MC the event.

“Make Your Mark!” is part art project, and also part fundraiser,” says Gene Felice. “We need your help to take CTAC to the next level of development. We’re asking the community to literally make their mark by sponsoring a student-made ceramic tile with their thumbprint screen-printed onto its surface. The tiles will be arranged into a large, ceramic wall mural in the main entrance of CTAC, dedicated to the people and spirit that made it happen.”
The event will also include a silent auction with opportunities to bid on massages, dinners and other great items from local artists.

The Creative Technology & Arts Center (CTAC) is a community hub for innovation. It welcomes artists, technologists and designers as they pursue projects that inspire and ignite transformative action. It will host a diverse visiting artists program, community afterschool classes, adult evening classes, lecture series, special events, and more for Montford and the greater Asheville area.